叫獸

See also: 叫兽

Chinese

		to call; to yell; to be called to call; to yell; to be called; to order	beast; quadruped
trad. (叫獸)		叫	獸
simp. (叫兽)		叫	兽
Literally: “the barking beast”.

Etymology

Homophonic play on 教授 (“professor”) in Mandarin.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàoshòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): giu³ sau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàoshòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàoshòu
    • Wade–Giles: chiao⁴-shou⁴
    • Yale: jyàu-shòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawshow
    • Palladius: цзяошоу (czjaošou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàoshòur
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄡˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàoshòur
    • Wade–Giles: chiao⁴-shou⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: jyàu-shòur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawshowl
    • Palladius: цзяошоур (czjaošour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: giu³ sau³
    • Yale: giu sau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: giu³ sau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: giu³ seo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯³³ sɐu̯³³/

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Noun

叫獸

1. (neologism, ironic) scholar who publicly tells untruth, due to ignorance, personal interests or governmental associations

   楊叫獸／杨叫兽  ―  Yáng jiàoshòu  ―  (specifically) Yang Yongxin

   孔叫獸／孔叫兽  ―  Kǒng jiàoshòu  ―  (specifically) Kong Qingdong

Synonyms

• 磚家／砖家 (zhuānjiā)